Black Lives Matter

As a Black man in America, if you are angry you are feared. Sometimes, you have to hold your emotions inside as a means of self-preservation. To outwardly express emotions related to racism or social injustices can mean putting yourself or your loved ones at risk, so you must always weigh your reactions. This looped, animated GIF conveys the internal frustration that, even as we are being discriminated against, Black people still have to hold back or temper our emotions or potentially risk some unknown injustice.